The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies. It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell Block". In 1863, there was a fire and the hotel was shut down for a temporary period of time. By 1894, a new balcony had been added to the hotel (pictured). At a civic affair in San Francisco a Nevada City businessman, John J. Jackson, claimed that a meeting that took place in 1898 at the National Hotel was the creation of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. In 2012, the hotel was the subject of an episode of Ghost Adventures. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada County, California California Historical Landmarks in Nevada County References External links National Hotel website Hotels in California Buildings and structures in Nevada City, California History of Nevada City, California Hotel buildings completed in 1856 Hotels established in 1856 California Historical Landmarks Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, California Victorian architecture in California Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in California 1856 establishments in California